1997 National Games of China

8th National Games of the People's Republic of China
Host cityShanghai
CountryChina
Opening12 October 1997
Closing24 October 1997
Opened byJiang Zemin (CCP General Secretary & President)
Main venueShanghai Stadium
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The Eighth National Games of the People’s Republic of China was held in Shanghai from October 12 to 24, 1997.[1] The participating delegations included 46 delegations from all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, the People’s Liberation Army, and 13 trade associations. It was the first time that the SAR Hong Kong and the Chongqing Municipality have organized a team to participate in the National Games.

Events

There were 28 major events in the competition, with a total of 319 minor events

Medal table

Rank Delegation Gold Silver Bronze
1 Shanghai 42 34 32
2 Liaoning 39.5 43.5 29.5
3 Shandong 25 22 25
4 Guangdong 24.5 31.5 37.5
4 People's Liberation Army 24.5 25.5 24.5
5 Jiangsu 23.0 15.0 24.0
6 Beijing 20.0 33.0 12.5
7 Jilin 19.0 9.5 6.0
8 Hunan 17.5 10.0 13.5
9 Zhejiang 17.0 10.0 7.5
10 Henan 14.5 11.0 20.0
11 Sichuan 12.5 20.5 18.0
12 Guangxi 12.5 11.0 7.5
13 Hubei 12.5 10.5 9.0
14 Heilongjiang 9.5 11.0 8.0
15 Inner Mongolia 9.5 9.0 9.0
16 Shanxi 8.0 7.0 8.0
17 Jiangxi 8.0 4.0 3.0
18 Hebei 6.5 5.5 17.5
19 Tianjin 5.5 10.0 8.0
20 Anhui 5.5 4.5 10.0
21 Fujian 5.0 8.0 8.0
22 Gansu 4.0 4.5 6.0
23 Xinjiang 3.0 3.0 5.0
24 Guizhou 2.5 3.0 3.5
25 Locomotive 2.0 1.0 3.0
26 Hong Kong 2.0 0 0
27 Shaanxi 1.5 6.5 1.0
28 Vanguard 1.0 5.0 3.0
29 Yunnan 1.0 3.5 5.0
30 Tibet 1.0 0 0
31 Qinghai 0.5 2.0 0
32 Chongqing 0 2.5 2.5
32 Finance 0 1.0 0
33 Hainan 0 0 2.0
34 Ningxia 0 0 1.0
35 Water 0 0 1.0

References

  1. ^ "中华人民共和国第八届运动会" [The 8th Games of the People's Republic of China]. Sina Sports (in Chinese). 2005. Archived from the original on 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2021-10-08.